Digital SLR Blog

Firmware update v1.1 for the Olympus E-30 DSLR is now available for download. Olympus E-30 Firmware version 1.1 incorporates the following improvements and fixes:

    * Reduced the sound of Image stabilizer operations when IMAGER AF and HYBRID AF are being used.
    * Resolved the issue where pressing the delete button in Close-up playback occasionally caused the Card access lamp to blink.
    * Resolved the issue where images with a changed aspect ratio played back with Index display sometimes had horizontal stripes.

Download it from here.

Shutterbug recently reviewed the Olympus E-30 and their analyses focuses heavily on the camera’s “Art Filters” and Multiple Exposure function. The E-30 was found to have an impressive feature set and the compact body easy to handle. The large LCD preview screen works great and image quality in both Raw and JPEG modes turned out to be impressive.
 

Users of of  any Olympus E-System can enroll themselves in the new photography classes by Olympus. The half-day courses will be held at six locations throughout North America and for more information head over to www.getolympus.com/DSLRevents.


The Olympus Photography Classes are scheduled [1] for the following locations:

    February 21: Atlanta
    February 22: New York
    March 28: Toronto
    March 28: Chicago
    April 25: San Francisco
    May 2: Denver

Those who purchase the Olympus E-30 D-SLR in the UK are eligible for a free HLD-4 power grip or a FL-36R wireless flash or a Swing Bag. To qualify for the Swing Bag one needs register online on the Olympus website by 31 March 2009 and for the flash and grip by 31 March 2009.

For more information about the Olympus E-30 “Take it away!” promotion, please visit:
http://www.olympus-europa.com/promotion

Lets Go Digital has posted sample shots taken from the Olympus E-30 digital SLR camera which can be accessed here. The DSLR’S sample photos were taken with a full production camera and the website used lenses like the new ZUIKO Digital 14-54 mm f/2.8-3.5 II and the ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 35-100 mm f/2.0.

The Olympus E-30 DSLR was recently reviewed by the website biofos and you can access the full review here. When compared to the Olympus E-3, the E-30 performed better and image noise wasn’t an issue till o ISO 800. According to the reviewer, the E-30 has greater photosite density than the E-3  and the images were even acceptable at ISO 3200 and N/F at maximum.

Curious about the imaging performance of the newly announced Olympus E-30 DSLR? Then head over to the Imaging-Resource website and check out  the image samples posted from the cameras. For the uninitiated, the E-30 is a 12.3 megapixel Four Thirds Standard DSLR camera that comes equipped with the TruePic III+ image processor, has shutter speeds of up to 1/8000th sec and also offers Live View framing.